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Imperial Vienna
Hofburg Palace – Habsburg residence Vienna We begin this tour at Albertinaplatz square with a view of Albertina Art Museum, once the residence of Duke Albert of Saxony-Teschen. He was given permission to marry...
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Historical Vienna
From the Romans via the Babenberg dynasty through to the Habsburg dynasty On this tour through Vienna’s Old Town, we begin at Hoher Markt square. This was situated in the middle of the Roman...
Imperial Crypt
Since 1633, the Imperial Crypt. located beneath the Capuchin Church in Vienna, has been the principal place of entombment for members of the Habsburg dynasty. Empress Anna ordered a crypt to be built for...
House of Music
Join me on a visit to this unique sound museum, which opened its doors in the year 2000 in Vienna. The building is historical, even a member of the Habsburg family, Archduke Karl,...
Women in Vienna
Muses, archduchesses, politicians and others We begin this guided tour at the Vienna State Opera. Opposite the Opera, there is Palais Todesco where Johann Strauss met his first wife Jetty Treffz, an extraordinary person...
Jewish Vienna
Jewish life in Vienna through the centuries We begin at the Memorial against War and Fascism at Albertinaplatz square. After that, we walk through Hofburg Palace, place of power of the Habsburgs for centuries....
“Heuriger” (Viennese traditional wine tavern)
It is quite exceptional for a capital city to have substantial wine-growing areas like Vienna does. The roughly 1800 acres of grapes that are planted in Vienna yield approximately 530,000 gallons of predominantly white...
Sigmund Freud and Vienna around 1900
Ringstraße street, Freud’s favorite Coffee House and more We begin at Heldenplatz square, steeped in history. Due to the annexation of Austria to the German Reich, announced on this square by Hitler in March...
Central Cemetery Vienna
Musicians’ graves, art nouveau church, “beautiful funerals” Over an area of 2.5 km2, some three million people are buried. The cemetery is a resting place for people of all denominations. Of particular interest are...
